Eagles: 5 players who helped case/didn't help case

Friday

Emmanuel Acho. Inside linebacker played the run and pass well, with several tackles and a pass break up. He had 11 tackles, seven of them solo, and added a sack and forced fumble.

Chris McCoy. Outside linebacker dropped an interception that could have been a pick-six, but he was active throughout the first half, totaling a pair of sacks and three tackles.

Jake Knott. Inside linebacker had a hit that forced a fumble and made eight tackles, six of which were solo.

Colt Anderson. The veteran safety was exposed in pass coverage late last year during a handful of starts, but he continues to shine in run support, making several tackles against New York and recovering a fumble. And he showed why is so valuable on special teams with a solid tackle on punt coverage to hold the returner to one yard.

Matthew Tucker. The rookie free-agent running back scored a hard-nosed three-yard touchdown then followed that up by running up the middle for a two-point conversion. He added a 1-yard TD with 36 seconds left. The only question is: Will the Eagles keep four running backs?

5 who didn't help their case

Michael Bamiro. Offensive tackle looked overmatched. He's raw for sure, but can a team risk keeping a project on the 53-man roster?

Clay Harbor. Tight end-receiver dropped a pair of passes, and stopped running on one deep pattern after QB Nick Foles rolled to his right and heaved it downfield. He did, however, make a nice tackle as a gunner in punt coverage.

Matt Tennant. With the Eagles' second-team offensive line looking below average, it doesn't bode well for the guard/center who didn't make it onto the field until late in the fourth quarter.

David King. The defensive lineman and rookie seventh-round pick just hasn't done much in the preseason. Against the Jets, he was blocked out of the hole on an 8-yard touchdown run by Kahlil Bell. A practice squad candidate.

Joe Kruger. Another of the team's three seventh-round draft picks last April. This may be the first time the defensive lineman's name has appeared in the paper since then. A practice squad candidate.

-- Ed Kracz

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